3DS can be used as a Wii U controller in Super Smash Bros.

Super Smash Bros. players are in for a surprise as it appears your 3DS can be used as a Wii U controller.

The option is available in the menu of the 3DS version and there is also the option to import your character progress over from the handheld to the Wii U version and share custom fighters.

The menu option was spotted by Gamespot while playing around with the 3DS version. The menu item in question contains the following notation: “Connect to a Wii U: You can exchange custom fighters or use your Nintendo 3DS as a Wii U controller.”

Nintendo has yet to announce information pertaining to what Gamespot found, so whether or not it will be an option when the game ships remains to be seen.